Human Data Flood

Focusing on “the relationship between the self and information in contemporary society,” this work employs the imagery of cyborg-like birds and birdcages filled with technological symbols to reflect the role and condition of human beings in the digital age. The birdcage symbolizes our state of being surrounded and constrained by information and data, as if our behaviors and perceptions are invisibly controlled and restricted. Eyes transformed into screens displaying images suggest that our reception of external information is no longer a purely sensory experience, but one filtered, selected, and edited by virtual systems. This overwhelming flow of information renders our self-perception blurred and paralyzed. The work reveals how the intimate entanglement between humans and the digital information stream leads to alienation from the self and a sense of loss of control, warning against the neglect of self-awareness and the erosion of authentic perception.